Edgecombe County, NC - Act to Divide Militia, 1813 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to divide the Militia of Edgecombe County into two Regiments and four Battalions Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, the Militia of Edgecombe county shall be divided into two Regiments, in the following manner, vizt, the companies now commanded by Captains Bullock, Holland, Jordan, Sharp, Dixon, Thomas and Barnes, shall compose the first Regiment; and the companies commanded by Captains Howell, Linch, Clark, Wilson, E. Howell, Barnes, Manor, Hopkins and Abington, shall compose the second Regiment. II. And be it further enacted, That the companies now commanded by Captains Bullock, Holland and Sharp, and a compnay to be formed out of these three companies, compose the second Battalion of the first Regiment; and that the companies now commanded by Captains Dixon, Jordan, Thomas and Barnes, compose the first Battalion of the first Regiment. III. And be it further enacted, That the companies now commanded by Captains W. Howell, Wilson, E. Howell, Hopkins and Barnes, form the first Battalion of the second Regiment; and that the companies now commanded by Captains Clark, Linch, Manor and Abington, form the second Battalion of the second Regiment. IV. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid Regiments shall be mustered at least once in every year, and that each Battalion shall be mustered at least twice in each and every year; And that the Colonel or commanding officer of said Regiment, shall appoint the place for holding the first Regimental Muster that shall happen after the passing of this act; at which time and place the commissioned officers of the respective Regiments, or a majority of them, shall appoint the several places at which the respective Regiments shall hereafter hold their Regimental Musters and Courts Martial. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1813 Chapter XXXVII Page 24 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________